Leaf River High School - Lerico Yearbook (Leaf River, IL)

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In the beginning was the' class of 1945» And the class was in the Leaf River Community High School-and the class ?ms 3cven and twenty in number. All things were done by then and without them was not anything done that hath been dono» Not; there was a king over this class that had ruled five ye-urs and the king’s name Y;as Leland from the tribe of Hanson. And the king's courtier came with him, whose name was Evan from the tribe of Kinsley who also cane out of the land of Franklin Grove as did King Hanson himself» Now the courtier was fond of athletics and didt rejoice greatly when his team won. Now the king chose as his leaders one Rachel of the tribe of Hillier out of the land of Wisconsin to watch over this class, and Ruth from the tribe of Watson to teach then to bake and sew, and Kenneth from the tribe of Harris to show then how to tend their sheep and till the land, and Einar of the tribe of Cannclin who played the cym- bals and sang praises. Now King Hanson was a godly man and led the class along the paths of righteousness all through the four years even unto the promised land. But four of the class faltered by the waysido and came not into the second year of the journey» And there cane out of the land of Iowa, a maid Phyllis of the tribe of Schafer who did take up the reign of the hone maker. And behold there was a war in the land of the Japs and the Jerries and Phyllis did join herself to the WAC's to allow one nan to pick up 3words against then. And Gladys of the tribe of Geyer-Luepkes of Byron did take up the rule of Phyllis. And there was also Floy of the tribe of Avey- Norton who diu write with the typewriter and did see to all the business of the school; and Carl of the tribe of Nelson who did show men how to reap anc to sow and build for then- selves fine trailers and hog pens, and Mildred of the tribe of Pope joy who did sing sweetly to the end of the. year. In this year al3c came a maid Feme of the tribe of Gassmann out of the land of Lena and did join herself to the class. And she was fair and did cause the hearts of all the boy3 to leap and to throb